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The Girl Scouts of the USA Collection spans centuries, genres, and styles, and includes corporate records, personal writings, ephemera, media, scrapbooks, fine and decorative arts, farm and camp equipment, furnishings, textiles, sculpture, jewelry, silver, international gifts, product and memorabilia, awards and recognitions, and Girl Scout uniforms, badges, and insignia. The Collection is cataloged in the content management system, Collective Access. A public front-end site is currently being developed and will be launched in fall 2017. The new site is the next step in ensuring the modernization of public access to the Collection and in leveraging it in support of GSUSA’s vision and mission. In anticipation of the public website, the Digital Metadata Intern, supervised by the Senior Collections Manager, will prepare and edit existing metadata of historical and cultural collections, most notably the Photograph Collection and Publications Collection, in the back-end site of Collective Access. The Intern will utilize user-centered perspectives and search methods to ensure accessibility, retrieval, and use. The Intern will also prepare legacy metadata for large imports into Collective Access.

The intern will be provided a workstation at the Girl Scouts of the USA Headquarters at 420, Fifth Avenue.

Minimum of 3 days a week required, 4-5 days preferred. Days and hours of work are Monday – Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. A stipend of $1000 is available.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical and descriptive skills, as well as user-centered perspectives, interests, and search methods, to edit existing metadata in Collective Access in accordance with professional best practices and standards. • Assign proper titles, descriptions, captions, and other access points to digitized photograph collection; assign relevant subjects headings using Library of Congress Subject headings. Ensure copyright and ownership information, as well as other pertinent information on the back of the photograph is captured in the catalog record. • Perform batch edits to assign Library of Congress Subject headings to Publications. • Prepare legacy data and finding aids in various formats for import into Collective Access.

Qualifications

• Student enrolled in Graduate Library Science, Information Science, or Archives program. • Knowledge of metadata processing and description standards and best practices. • Experience cataloging in a digital content management system or OPAC, preferably Collective Access. • Demonstrated knowledge of handling archival and cultural collections, particularly photographs. • Ability to work in a fast-moving and flexible team environment. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Proficiency in working with MS Office, particularly Excel.

We’re thrilled to introduce the amazing instructors for this year’s Summer Educational Institute, many of whom are joining us for the first time! We’ll be highlighting one instructor from the 2017 curriculum each week, so be sure to stay tuned.

We’re happy to introduce Justin Schell, Learning Design Specialist, University of Michigan Library. Justin will be leading the workshop, Getting a Digital Humanities Project Started, and co-leading Let’s Get Practical: How did they do that? Reverse Engineering DH Projects.

Getting a Digital Humanities Project Started will help you structure DH Projects, from the goals and outcomes, to the tools, techniques, metadata, and project management objectives. The hands-on component, Let’s Get Practical: How did they do that? Reverse Engineering DH Projects will provide time to apply skills and strategies to projects and collections. Come with questions, leave with answers!

Justin Schell

Did you know?

Justin Schell is a filmmaker, writer, and director of the Shapiro Design Lab for the University of Michigan Library. He holds a PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota, where he completed an online and multimodal dissertation. In addition, he helped found the Minnesota Hip-Hop Archive as part of the University of Minnesota Libraries.

As a documentary filmmaker, he has completed a number of short and feature-length films, including We Rock Long Distance, which weaves together the sounds and stories of three Twin Cities hip-hop artists (M.anifest, Maria Isa, and Tou SaiKo Lee) as they journey home to Ghana, Puerto Rico, and Thailand to create unexpected collaborations across generation and geography. More of his video work has been shown in the Walker Art Center, Twin Cities Public Television, online at the Huffington Post and the Progressive, and screened in the Twin Cities Film Fest, Twin Cities Underground Film Festival, and the Qhia Dab Neeg Hmong Film Festival. He regularly teaches courses on documentary production, interviewing, and editing.

SEI provides both new and more experienced professionals the opportunity to stay current in the rapidly changing fields of digitization, project management, fair use and copyright, metadata, and digital asset management, as well as significant networking opportunities. As a 2015 SEI graduate noted, “The curriculum was excellent in scope, striking a balance between detailed, practical exploration of relevant skills & tools, and putting these in the context of broader issues in visual resources/arts librarianship.”

We’re thrilled to introduce the amazing instructors for this year’s Summer Educational Institute, many of whom are joining us for the first time! We’ll be highlighting one instructor from the 2017 curriculum each week, so be sure to stay tuned.

We’re happy to introduce Greta Bahnemann, Metadata Librarian for the Minnesota Digital Library, a position she has held since 2010. Greta will be leading the Metadata for Cultural Heritage Materials workshop.Plan for the variety of original materials in a digital project, and their associated multimedia digital formats. This session will delve into creating and managing technical, descriptive and administrative metadata, selecting appropriate metadata schemas, crosswalking, and metadata cleanup. Come with questions, leave with answers!

Greta Bahnemann

Did you know?

The Minnesota Digital Library’s contributors include libraries, historical societies, museums, and archives, and also provides education and training opportunities concerning digitization best practices, metadata for digital collections, and digital preservation! Minnesota Reflections is the initial project of the MDL, begun in 2003, and now includes digital content from more than 186participating organizations from across the state. Collaborative digitization has included over 280,000 items, including photographs, postcards, maps, documents, letters, and oral histories. These materials are available online in a free searchable database.

Greta is responsible for implementing current metadata standards and best practices forMinnesota Reflections, and has spearheaded a number of innovative projects with the Minnesota Digital Library, including integration as a service and content hub for DPLA and implementation of new Geospatial metadata standards! Check out the MDL Section of Minitiex News to stay up-to-date with all of the cool things happening with the Minnesota Digital Library and Minnesota Reflections! And Register for SEI to benefit from her knowledge directly!

6 weeks from today SEI will be happening! If you’d like to bunk in the dorms at $53 per night, those arrangements will need to be made by next Friday, May 5. If you’d like to book a room at the Franklin inn, the block group rate of $165 per night can be secured until May 12th. There are a limited number of rooms at that price. An email will be sent to all registered attendees with the booking code.

SEI provides both new and more experienced professionals the opportunity to stay current in the rapidly changing fields of digitization, project management, fair use and copyright, metadata, and digital asset management, as well as significant networking opportunities. As a 2015 SEI graduate noted, “The curriculum was excellent in scope, striking a balance between detailed, practical exploration of relevant skills & tools, and putting these in the context of broader issues in visual resources/arts librarianship.”

Margaret Herrick Library is seeking a creative, dynamic, service-oriented Metadata Librarian (ML). The successful candidate will support the cataloging activities of the Technical Services Department, including bibliographic data quality control and database maintenance. This position will work collaboratively with the library’s film history subject specialists. The position is supervised by the Scripts Librarian.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
In a supporting role the ML will perform bibliographic control of both MARC and non-MARC metadata to ensure that they meet local and national standards. Consulting and collaborating with various library stakeholders as appropriate, the ML will be responsible for implementing quality control in our library catalogs as directed by the Department Head and Authority Control Librarian. The ML will serve as a liaison to authority and database enrichment vendors (such as OCLC) and will perform the loading and quality control activities for vendor-supplied data. The ML will collaborate with Technical Services Department staff members to provide support in transitioning the department to a post-MARC communication format while continuing to contribute original and copy metadata to the Voyager catalog. The ML will also assist in special projects undertaken by the department as assigned by the Department Head and may participate in departmental and library-wide committees and work groups. Other cataloging and library duties will be assigned as required.

Requirements:

ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library Science.

Knowledge of film studies, film history or related discipline is preferred.

Thorough knowledge of MARC and non-MARC metadata standards and practices.

Two years cataloging experience in original, copy and authority of MARC and non-MARC standards.

Job Summary:
Margaret Herrick Library is seeking a creative, dynamic, service-oriented Metadata Librarian (ML). The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the library’s film history subject specialists and will support the cataloging activities of the Technical Services Department, including bibliographic data quality control and database maintenance. The position is supervised by the Head of Technical Services.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
In a supporting role the ML will perform bibliographic control of both MARC and non-MARC metadata to ensure that they meet local and national standards. Consulting and collaborating with various library stakeholders as appropriate, this position will be responsible for implementing quality control in our library catalogs as directed by the Department Head and Authority Control Librarian. The ML serves as a liaison to authority and database enrichment vendors (such as OCLC) and performs the loading and quality control activities for vendor-supplied data. Qualified candidates will collaborate with Technical Services Department staff members to provide support in transitioning the department to a post-MARC communication format while continuing to contribute original and copy metadata to the Voyager catalog. They will also assist in special projects undertaken by the department as assigned by the Department Head and may participate in departmental and library-wide committees and work groups. Other cataloging and library duties will be assigned as required.

Requirements:

-Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in film studies, film history or related discipline.
-ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library Science.
-Thorough knowledge of MARC and non-MARC metadata standards and practices.
-Two years cataloging experience in original, copy and authority of MARC and non-MARC standards.
-Demonstrated work experience in catalog modules of integrated library systems, preferably Voyager.
-Demonstrated ability to solve cataloging problems in multiple bibliographic formats (e.g. monographic, periodical, etc.)
-Experience with vendor authority control processes, preferably OCLC authorities, and original authority metadata creation.
-Experience with loading large vendor record sets, such as OCLC.
-Experience creating and manipulating data sets; experience with metadata crosswalks.
-Knowledge of practices with linked data, semantic web applications, BIBFRAME, and authority/identifier initiatives.
-Knowledge of database maintenance practices, including experience using global changes to clean up data.
-Knowledge of new cataloging standards, Resource Description and Access (RDA) and BIBFRAME.
-Some successful project management experience, preferably in a film studies, art or humanities library.
-Ability to reach consensus with diverse constituencies.
-Ability to prioritize work to ensure that departmental and library goals are realized.
-Ability to work under supervision and independently.
-Commitment to enhancing services through teamwork.
-Demonstrated commitment to staff development and continuing education.
-Excellent oral and written communication skills.
-Flexibility in performing different tasks and learning new library systems.

Applicants should submit cover letter and resume by March 11, 2016 to be considered for this position.

At the Library, conducts complex bibliographic and authority file searching using Local ILS, OCLC Connexion, and other databases. Performs adaptive and complex copy-cataloging of monographic and/ or born-digital content in all Western languages via OCLC Connexion and the Library’s ILS.

May create or update name authority records in OCLC Connexion authority file for new names, name changes, and new information encountered in the course of daily cataloging, under close supervision of the local NACO coordinator. Special cataloging and maintenance projects as assigned.

Requirements:

One to two years of library experience and/or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Position summary: This position exists to support the development of digital collections by creating digital resources, building metadata, and supporting increased access to materials in the institution’s digital repository. The position also supports the preservation of the Libraries’ print collections by providing conservation treatment to deteriorated and damaged materials and assisting with general preservation activities, including disaster response and recovery.

Minimum qualifications:

Two years of experience in a collections-based library or cultural heritage environment (i.e. museums, historical societies, archives etc.) performing digitization and preservation processes. Digitization may have included the following formats: scanning negatives, photos, prints, slides, and digitization of audio. Preservation may have included hands-on conservation experience with paper or archival collections.

Please note: a resume and cover letter are required with your application materials. Please ensure your cover letter outlines why you are interested in this position, how your experience aligns with the responsibilities of this position, and what makes you the ideal candidate.

Preferred qualifications:

The highly desired candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, abilities, personal characteristics, and experience directly related and critical to this position:

Visual arts research data management (VARDM) seems to be a burgeoning subfield among art librarians and visual resource professionals that will be increasingly relevant to the success of emerging professionals in these fields. VARDM is the subject of a workshop at the VRA Annual Conference in March and, with the advent of data management services and interdisciplinary research, we can expect to see data management spread beyond the sciences into the arts and humanities.

VARDM is currently more developed in the UK than the US, due to a series of JISC funded projects that have investigated the topic since 2007. These projects have labored to define the field, its component parts and the different roles that exist for researchers and data managers. The projects have made their various outputs available – most notably a series of online training toolkits aimed at students, researchers and data managers.

A common thread among these projects is the struggle to define key terms like ‘research data’, ‘data set’, and ‘research output’ as they pertain to the visual and performing arts. Some definitions that recur in the existing literature appear below.

Research Data

“A useful point to consider is that the research data of today may well be the special collections of the future” (cited in Murtagh, 2011)

“Research data is digital information created in the course of research but which isn’t a published research output. Research data excludes purely administrative records. The highest priority research data is that which underpins a research output” (Research Data Management Glossary)

“Data which arises out of, and evidences, research” (Garrett and Gramstadt, 2012)

Research Output – regardless of presentation, is a planned public statement of new knowledge or interpretation

Data Set – research collated in a certain way to substantiate a particular interpretation, analysis, or argument. May not always lead to a research output (Garrett and Grandstadt 2012)

Evidence – Evidence which is used or created to generate new knowledge and interpretations. (Garrett 2012)

The concept of the ‘visual arts researcher’ is a broad one, drawing from the fields of art, architecture, art history, design, dance, performance, etc. and including both practitioners and researchers from within each – including those who would identify simultaneously as both. Thus, ‘research data’ is understood to encompass sketches, samples, notebooks, process materials, reference materials, and any number of other things. Thinking about VARDM poses interesting challenges because, in addition to the logistics that need to be resolved in order to effectively preserve and provide access to the materials throughout their life cycle, one must constantly be distinguishing between the creative process and the research process, all the while recognizing moments when they intersect and align.

To date, most of the efforts to tackle these problems and get a handle on research data in the visual arts have been funded in various ways by JISC in the UK. Between 2007 and 2009, JISC funded a project called Kultur which developed an institutional repository model for research output in the creative and applied arts. Kultur was succeeded by a project called Kultivate which applied the best practice developed by Kultur. In August 2010, the JISC Managing Research Data Program (MRDP) funded the CAiRO project (Curating Artistic Research Output) which ran until July 2011 with the goal of creating a teaching and learning module designed for researchers at the postgraduate level.

CAiRO was followed by the KAPTUR project (also funded by JISC MRDP) from 2011 – 2013 which, “investigated the nature and scope of research data in the visual arts”, and, “created a sectoral model of best practice in the management of research data in the visual arts, consisting of: toolkits, workshops, case studies, institutional policies, a technical requirements analysis, and business and sustainability plans”. For more information, see the project’s outputs – in particular the KAPTUR Environmental Assessment Report. The report investigates issues of terminology, the role of the visual arts researcher and the visual arts research data lifecycle by exploring the following two research questions:

What is the nature of visual arts research data?

How can we support the needs of visual arts researchers through institutional infrastructure

KAPTUR was succeeded by a group called VADS4R (Visual Arts Data Skills for Researchers) from February 2013-July 2014 which built upon the work of KAPTUR by piloting and further developing additional training plans and making the KAPTUR toolkits available. VADS4R created two additional toolkits: How to Avoid a Data Disaster and Writing the AHRC Technical Plan.

Within the VADS4R toolkits the merits of effective research data management are discussed at great length and I will not reproduce all of them here. The concise version, available on the project site, is as follows:

Managing your research data can…

…Ensure you meet research funder expectations

…Make it easier to understand successive iterations of your research

…Make it easier to re-visit your research if changes are required, for example by a journal editor or exhibition curator

…Enable easier access to your research for re-use in other projects

…Avoid the serious implications of having to re-do your research from scratch, for example due to data loss or inaccessible data

For emerging professionals, the point of interest here is not so much the history of VARDM projects in the UK, but the methodical aims and prodigious outputs of these projects which are exceptionally well documented and easily accessible online. While earning my MLIS I was not aware of any coursework addressing VARDM and I would be very interested to hear about any programs that offer this kind of material or institutions that are actively addressing it.

In the recent conference co-sponsored by ArLiSNAP and VREPS, “Visualizing the Future: New Perspectives in Art Librarianship”, Kate Thornhill of Lelsley University College of Art and Design discussed the early stages of her foray into VARDM. If you’re interested in initiating VARDM programming at your institution, I would recommend reviewing her presentation in addition to the VADS4R toolkits and Kultur outputs.

AHL Foundation is a non-profit visual arts organization with a mission to support artists of Korean heritage working in the United States. AHL provides artist grants, scholarships and professional development opportunities for artists along with public programs that fosters greater public awareness of the cultural contribution of Korean artists through exhibitions, public art projects, artist studio visits, lectures, workshops, museum tours and art history classes.

METADATA CREATOR
AHL is currently looking for a metadata creator to help create an artist-based archive with the artists’ biographical information and image files. The project will start immediately and be continued for several months. An ideal candidate would be someone with experience with visual database systems or artist archives. Experience with metadata schemas (particularly EAC-CPF) and controlled vocabularies such as the Getty thesauri, LCSH and VIAF is strongly preferred. Knowledge of Korean is a plus, although not required.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience, but we are thinking of $15-18 an hour for a minimum of 20 hours. Working remotely may be possible for part of the project. However, we expect to work together in the office for the initial phase. Please do not apply if you cannot commute. Our office is located in Manhattan.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT
AHL is also looking to hire a research assistant to work with the metadata creator in creating the archive. The research assistant will research, contact artists, clear copyright issues, and compile the artists’ biographical information and image files. An ideal candidate would be someone with a strong interest in Asian artists and culture and MUST be able to read/understand Korean. Experience with visual database systems or artist archives is a plus. Small stipend is available.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education. One to two years of experience in libraries and/or archives working with metadata. Working knowledge of metadata cataloging standards and systems (e.g. VRA Core, Dublin Core, EAD), digital asset management systems and digital repositories.

College-level course work in art, art history, or architectural history. Demonstrated knowledge of digitization processes and workflows.

At the University’s discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the University, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.